Maven project plugin dependency error

Question

I'm get an error when attempting to create a Maven new Maven project in Eclipse Java Neon using the "Create Simple Archetype" setting(This is my first attempt at making a Maven project so I didn't want to try the advanced settings). I'm leaving the parent project fields blank. The error message that I get:

Could not calculate build plan: plugin
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6 
or one of its dependencies could not be resolved. 
Failed to read artifact descriptor for 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:jar:2.6

I've googled my issues and found some things relating to proxy. I don't think I'm using a proxy, but I'm at work so my company could have something set up. Is there a way to check?

I also came across some things relating to the .m2 repository. Being new to Maven, I have literally no idea what this is or how to find it.

Thanks in advance to everyone for their help!

Edit: I have discovered that my .m2/repository folder is missing settings.xml. Is this a problem? If so, how do I fix it?

Answer 1

You can simply copy over the settings.xml which is part of your maven installation. See: https://maven.apache.org/settings.html

If you have to adjust the settings.xml later on you can do it based on that template.